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Kimbolton School

Kimbolton
Huntingdon
Cambridgeshire
PE28 0EA

T: +44 (0)1480 860505

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ISC ID: 66152


Head

Mr Will Chuter (Headmaster)

Boys - age range:

Day: 4 to 18

Boarding: 11 to 18

Girls - age range:

Day: 4 to 18

Boarding: 11 to 18

Size

1082 pupils

Kimbolton School case studies (11)

Impact of partnership work done in 2023 (ISC annual Census 2024)

  • 42 state schools involved
  • 201-500 state school pupils involved
  • 110 staff hours given

Impact Statement

The Masterclass Initiative, which has been running since 2005, continues to be successful and popular. Run on Saturday mornings in term time, access is available to over 1,000 local children in Years 5 and 6. Subjects covered include Maths,English, History, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Spanish, Philosophy and Coding. In 2018, 330 (2017, 300) regularly attended the Saturday sessions, from 70 different local schools, with a further 250 attending Chemistry and (new in 2018) Physics lectures.

The links with local schools remain strong. Greenfields Academy in Kettering and the St Neots Learning Partnership (Ernulf School and Longsands Academy) have continued with all three organisations meeting on a termly basis; ideas have been exchanged and initiatives, particularly concerning Continuous Professional Development; the third "Teach Meet" was very successful with over 30 teachers attending the last meeting. Pupils from all three schools continue to come together with the latest venture being Philosophy lessons for those in the St Neots Learning Partnership and the whole of the Year 9 year group from Greenfields Academy visited the School and spent the day with our pupils carrying out a variety of educational activities. The Headmaster sits on the Parental Complaints Committee of the Schools in St Neots. The CCF from St Peter’s School in Huntingdon has trained and remains fully integrated with the School’s CCF since 2010; in 2018 a member of staff from St Peter's was Head of the Royal Navy section of the combined schools’ CCF. Sixty pupils from six local schools attended the Carnegie Medal Celebration Day to further the love of literature.


In February 2018 the School hosted its annual talk on preparation for Oxbridge which was well attended by young people from 12 (12 in 2017) local schools in addition to those from Kimbolton. In addition to the outside speakers, School careers staff were on hand to assist with the preparation of statements and to give advice. This was well received by both pupils and parents. Following the success of the hosted Child Protection training day in February 2017 with representatives attending from all the local schools and local businesses, the School will hold a further conference in June 2019.

The local Primary School, Kimbolton Primary Academy, has weekly use (at no charge) of the School Sports Centre and two members of the PE staff for coaching.
Details of nine projects conducted with local schools are outlined in the School’s Together website https://www.schoolstogether.org/schools/school/66152/

The School considers this outreach to be an excellent method of providing educational support to the wider community. In addition to these initiatives, many of the academic teaching staff are examiners for national awarding bodies (and in some cases holding senior positions). Their input serves to maintain the robustness of the UK public examination system.

Please refer to http://www.kimbolton.cambs.sch.uk/scholarships for our up-to-date information on our scholarships and bursaries.

  • Academic scholarships
  • Music scholarships
  • Sport scholarships
  • Sixth Form scholarships
  • Sibling discounts
  • Lump sum payment discounts
  • Bursaries for new entrants
  • Hardship awards for existing pupils

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